Alf was born in November 1917, he came to Tauranga as an infant from Whakatane. He recalls the old glass plate (wet plate) technology used by his father who travelled around the country taking photographs. Alf began helping his father after leaving school as the Great Depression meant there were no other jobs available. We discuss the changes in photographic technology over the years, fishing in the bay and aerial photography in the 1950s.

The interview itself was just 27 minutes long and the topics covered are descibed below.